Getting rid of an offensive coordinator is a pretty unusual move for a team with designs on getting to the Super Bowl, but head coach John Harbaugh couldn’t abide Cameron’s play-calling any more. When Cameron learned that his responsibilities were being pulled, he simply suggested that the Ravens no longer needed him and walked away from the job.

For years, the Ravens have used their offense as a complementary piece while they waited for their defense to get things done.

That defense has long been one of the best in the game, led by future Hall of Famers Ray Lewis and Ed Reed. But the Ravens no longer have that defense.

Ray Lewis has been out since early in the season with a torn triceps in his right arm. There’s a chance he could play this Sunday, but his right arm is now noticeably smaller than his left and he would not be the same kind of player he once was.

The Ravens have fallen to 25th in the league in defense this year. They are 26th against the run, which is simply a shocking development. The Ravens used to be the most ferocious run defense in the league and Giants fans still have awful memories of the 2000 Ravens that defeated the Giants 34-7 in Super Bowl XXXV.

That Ravens’ defense was comparable to the 1985 Bears. When Giants quarterback Kerry Collins came off the field following that game, he was completely pale. The blood had drained out of his face after facing that Baltimore defense.

Collins can say that fear was not a factor in that game, but I was three feet in front of him when he answered questions from the media after that game. He was relieved to be out of the line of fire and he was drained of all emotion.

The Ravens haven’t played that way in a long time and this year they have played lousy defense. Reed still can read a quarterback and pick off a pass, but Eli Manning should be able to look Reed off and throw in the opposite direction.

The Ravens have not put it together on offense either. Despite the presence of Rice and quarterback Joe Flacco and a solid crew of receivers, they haven’t had a consistent offensive game since a 55-20 win over the Raiders in Week 10.